Company Name: Escavo Inc.; Daniel Nichita, MD

E-mail: info@escavo.com

Website: https://www.escavo.com/

iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/sepsis-clinical-guide/id466952339?mt=8

Last updated (as per App Store listing): November 28 2018

Android Smartphones & Tablets 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.escavo.sepsis&hl=en​

Last updated (as per Google Play listing): April 8 2018

Clinicians

Intensivists, General medicine physicians, emergency department physicians, interns and residents, pediatricians, nurses 

“Successful treatment hinges on prompt recognition of symptoms, correct antibiotic administration, and hemodynamic stabilization. Lack of appropriate sepsis management knowledge at the bedside leads to delayed symptom recognition, serious complications, medical errors, increased treatment costs, and avoidable morbidity and mortality. For this reason, we created this app to provide busy health professionals with essential management information based on the latest practice guidelines in a format that is easily accessible at the point of care”.

Taken from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.escavo.sepsis&hl=en

It is mentioned that information within the App is based primarily on clinical practice standards that are specific to the United States –lets users know the information within the App may not be fully relevant outside of that geographic location.

As well, a disclaimer can be found within the App noting that the information is meant for medical personnel only.

Individual author information is provided. Dr. Daniel Nichita is listed as the author of this App but no further information is provided relating to an editorial committee. As well, the App states that it is based on guidelines issued by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign, the American Thoracic Society as well as feedback from several critical care specialists.

There is no information found within the App relating to update or evidence grading information.  

There was no information provided relating to content updates or evidence grading, which the reviewers identified as a weakness of this App.

In-text reference information is provided within each entry; that you are required to scroll left to access multiple references that may be found within an entry is not intuitive to App users however. 

Organized by board subjects (Overview, Diagnosis, Management, etc.) and then further divided by sub-category.

The sections were displayed via coloured icons on the home page – quick and easy navigation.

A search function exists from home screen that allows you search for your keyword across the whole App.

It is possible to add notes to each entry within the App, which are saved as a listing within the App itself. It is also possible to save entries to your ‘Favourites’. You can also set up a News feed within the App (but it wasn’t clear how this actually works).

Your collected Notes, Favourites and News listings are available to you from the home screen.

Access to Calculators is provided via the ‘Calculator’ icon located on the home screen.

Additional resources are provided from the home screen. This includes information about important websites and sepsis organizations as well as relevant information relating to recent clinical trials on the topic of sepsis.